Frankenstein Cliffs & Arethusa Falls 5-29-17

Frankenstein Cliff 2420"/Arethusa Falls

Frankenstein Cliff Trail/Arethusa Falls Trail

4.7 Miles 1300' Elevation gain

Kevin, Judy & Wicket

What to do on a damp and dreary Memorial Day in Crawford Notch? visit New Hampshire's highest waterfall of course. At 200' Arethusa Falls is pretty awesome even when there isn't a lot of water running. Being Wicket's first trip into the notch we thought we'd introduce her to some steep climbing, so, while the Memorial Day throngs were heading towards Arethusa Falls, we took the less traveled way along the Frankenstein Cliff Trail. After walking parallel to the train tracks for some distance the trail crosses under the tracks and begins a steep climb up to the cliffs. On this day the fog was hanging so low that once we had hiked above the world famous (in train circles) Frankenstein Trestle we were engulfed in fog that stayed with us the rest of the day.